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Marlborough hosts state Special Olympics tournament

Bocce teammates Jennifer Leto, left, and Maria Kocia, from a Shrewsbury-based Special Olympics team, get instructions before the start of Tournament of Champions competition at Fore Kicks in Marlborough Saturday. (Daily News and Wicked Local Staff Photo/Ken McGagh)
Bocce teammates Jennifer Leto, left, and Maria Kocia, from a Shrewsbury-based Special Olympics team, get instructions before the start of Tournament of Champions competition at Fore Kicks in Marlborough Saturday. (Daily News and Wicked Local Staff Photo/Ken McGagh)
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Special Olympians Jay Brown of Milford, left, and Matt Grimes of Holliston, right, and other members of a Milford-based team, follow the action from the dugout during a Tournament of Champions softball game at the Williams Street Field in Marlborough Saturday. More than 1,000 Special Olympians from all over Massachusetts were in Marlborough last weekend to compete in the annual Tournament of Champions. This was the first time the city hosted the two-day tournament, which was held at UMass Amherst for the last three decades. (Daily News and Wicked Local Staff Photo/Ken McGagh)
Special Olympians Jay Brown of Milford, left, and Matt Grimes of Holliston, right, and other members of a Milford-based team, follow the action from the dugout during a Tournament of Champions softball game at the Williams Street Field in Marlborough Saturday. More than 1,000 Special Olympians from all over Massachusetts were in Marlborough last weekend to compete in the annual Tournament of Champions. This was the first time the city hosted the two-day tournament, which was held at UMass Amherst for the last three decades. (Daily News and Wicked Local Staff Photo/Ken McGagh)
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Doug Lowing of Amherst finds out when he'll be competing in bocce during the Special Olympics Massachusetts Tournament of Champions at Fore Kicks in Marlborough Saturday. (Daily News and Wicked Local Staff Photo/Ken McGagh)
Doug Lowing of Amherst finds out when he'll be competing in bocce during the Special Olympics Massachusetts Tournament of Champions at Fore Kicks in Marlborough Saturday. (Daily News and Wicked Local Staff Photo/Ken McGagh)
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Matt Cavanaugh of Hopkinton and other Special Olympians on a Milford-based softball team exchange handshakes with an opposing team during a Tournament of Champions game at the Williams Street Field in Marlborough Saturday. (Daily News and Wicked Local Staff Photo/Ken McGagh)
Matt Cavanaugh of Hopkinton and other Special Olympians on a Milford-based softball team exchange handshakes with an opposing team during a Tournament of Champions game at the Williams Street Field in Marlborough Saturday. (Daily News and Wicked Local Staff Photo/Ken McGagh)
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Special Olympian Colleen Cummings, 15, of Dedham, watches her bocce throw during Tournament of Champions competition at Fore Kicks in Marlborough Saturday. (Daily News and Wicked Local Staff Photo/Ken McGagh)
Special Olympian Colleen Cummings, 15, of Dedham, watches her bocce throw during Tournament of Champions competition at Fore Kicks in Marlborough Saturday. (Daily News and Wicked Local Staff Photo/Ken McGagh)
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Albert Desa of Hudson pitches for a Special Olympics Massachusetts team from Milford during a Tournament of Champions softball game at Williams Street Field in Marlborough Saturday. (Daily News and Wicked Local Staff Photo/Ken McGagh)
Albert Desa of Hudson pitches for a Special Olympics Massachusetts team from Milford during a Tournament of Champions softball game at Williams Street Field in Marlborough Saturday. (Daily News and Wicked Local Staff Photo/Ken McGagh)
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A batter prepares to take a swing during a game between Special Olympics teams from West Springfield and Worcester during the annual Tournament of Champions at Fore Kicks in Marlborough Saturday. The city is hosting the statewide tournament for the first time this weekend. (Daily News and Wicked Local Staff Photo/Ken McGagh)
A batter prepares to take a swing during a game between Special Olympics teams from West Springfield and Worcester during the annual Tournament of Champions at Fore Kicks in Marlborough Saturday. The city is hosting the statewide tournament for the first time this weekend. (Daily News and Wicked Local Staff Photo/Ken McGagh)
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Jennifer Leto of a Shrewsbury-based Special Olympics team prepare to take a bocce shot as teammate Maria Kocia looks on during Tournament of Champions competition at Fore Kicks in Marlborough Saturday. (Daily News and Wicked Local Staff Photo/Ken McGagh)
Jennifer Leto of a Shrewsbury-based Special Olympics team prepare to take a bocce shot as teammate Maria Kocia looks on during Tournament of Champions competition at Fore Kicks in Marlborough Saturday. (Daily News and Wicked Local Staff Photo/Ken McGagh)
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Special Olympian Wynne Morrow, right, of Belmont, gets help finding out when her bocce match starts from volunteers Sophe Schneider, left, and Reganne Murphy, both 16 and from Hopkinton during the Tournament of Champions Saturday at Fore Kicks in Marlborough. (Daily News and Wicked Local Staff Photo/Ken McGagh)
Special Olympian Wynne Morrow, right, of Belmont, gets help finding out when her bocce match starts from volunteers Sophe Schneider, left, and Reganne Murphy, both 16 and from Hopkinton during the Tournament of Champions Saturday at Fore Kicks in Marlborough. (Daily News and Wicked Local Staff Photo/Ken McGagh)
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Matty Cavanaugh of Hopkinton follows through on a swing while playing for a Milford-based Special Olympics softball team at the Williams Street Field in Marlborough Saturday. The city is hosting the tournament for the first time this year. (Daily News and Wicked Local Staff Photo/Ken McGagh)
Matty Cavanaugh of Hopkinton follows through on a swing while playing for a Milford-based Special Olympics softball team at the Williams Street Field in Marlborough Saturday. The city is hosting the tournament for the first time this year. (Daily News and Wicked Local Staff Photo/Ken McGagh)
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